Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate of the validity of the caries risk detected in young adults using different risk level in Cariogram

Methods: Detailed clinical and radiographic examinations of 120 young adult individuals (between the ages of 18 and 25) and the number of DMFT (Decay=Decay=Caries, Missing= Pulled teeth and Filling=Filling) of each individual were determined. Initially, detailed questionnaire form from each participant and data on general health, diet, oral hygiene, fluorine use and education levels were obtained. Saliva tests involving saliva mutans streptococcus count, saliva flow rate and buffering capacity were performed with ready-made kits. The standard set option in the group setting was selected and scoring of 10 risk factors in the Cariogram program was performed, resulting in a percentage of the chance of protection from caries for each individual (Cariogram A). After other cariogram model were created by selecting the High set option in the group setting (Cariogram A-H).

Results: According to the results obtained, the percentage of caries protection obtained from cardiogram programs decreases as the scoring of risk factors increases. But this reduction did not make statistical sense for all Cariogram models. There was significant difference between the risk levels of all parameters values and the Cariogram values obtained in Cariogram A-H models (p<0,05). At the same time, there was no significant difference between saliva buffering capacity scores and Cariogram values of all Cariogram models created in both standard set and high set setting (p<0,05). There was no statistically significant difference between the values compared to the average values of the different Cariogram models created in both the standard set and the high set setting.